Isaiah 42:3

A crushed reed he will not break, a dim wick he will not extinguish; ¹  he will faithfully make just decrees. ² 

Ps 72:2-4; Ps 96:13; Ps 98:9; Ps 103:13,14; Ps 147:3; Isa 11:3,4; Isa 35:3,4; Isa 40:11,29-31; Isa 50:4,10; Isa 57:15-18; Isa 61:1-3; Isa 66:2; Jer 30:12-17; Jer 31:18-20,25; Eze 34:16; Mic 7:9; Mt 11:28; Mt 18:11-14; Lu 22:31,32; Joh 5:30; Joh 20:19-21,27; Heb 2:17,18; Re 19:11

¹ sn The “crushed reed” and “dim wick” symbolize the weak and oppressed who are on the verge of extinction.

² tn Heb “faithfully he will bring out justice” (cf. NASB, NRSV).